GENTLE GIANT 1970 LP S/T ORIG CANADA VERTIGO SWIRL 6360 020 VG+/EX
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GENTLE GIANT 1970 DEBUT SELF-TITLED LP MEGA RARE 1ST ORIGINAL PRESSING ON LEGENDARY VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL - MANUFACTURED IN CANADA 6360 020 - RARITY CATEGORY OF ORIGINAL ISSUE IS R1 - ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION DUE TO SOME SPLITTING AT THE CORNERS BUT NO CUTS NO HOLES - RECORD IN EX CONDITION - ATTENTION all European and other overseas buyers! E-Bay shipping costs calculating system obviously gives you figures way higher than actual ones! If you are interested by some of my listings but are embarrassed by overwhelming shipping costs, don’t hesitate to ask me first, real fees Canada post charges are quite reasonable, even for Europe, Asia and Oceania.. SOME GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET ABOUT THAT RELEASE: Line-up: Paul Cosh, hrn/ Claire Denis, vlc/ Gary Green, gtr/ Ketty Minnear, voc, keyb, bsgtr, vlc, perc/ Derek Shulman, voc, bsgtr/ Philips Shulman, voc, rec, sax, trp/ Ray Shulman, bsgtr, vl, gtr, voc/ Martin Smith, dr. Production: Tony Visconti. Cover-art by George Underwood. Liner notes: Toni Visconti. Cover manufactured by Howards Printers Recorded at unknown. Track listing A-side: Giant/ Funny Ways/ Alucard/ Isn't It Quiet And Cold?. Track listing B-side: Nothing At All/ Why Not?/ The Queen. All tracks by Derek Shulman + Philip Shulman + Ray Shulman + Kerry Minnear.. There are no running time indications The Vertigo logo on front is brown. Matrix number A-side: 6360020 1Y//1 ?420 1 3 5 Matrix number B-side: 6360020 2Y//1 ?420 1 1 1 Rarity scale: R1 First of ten (!) studio albums by this unique crew that tries to incorporate influences as disparate as madrigal singing, free jazz, hard-rock, classical composition techniques and serial 50's music. On this debut things aren't that complicated yet, but the album possesses enough diversity of vision to earn the term eclectic. The rock parts suffer strongly from murky production, but the quiet songs steal the show. Isn't it quiet and cold is serene and urban simultaneously and boasts surprising strings too, which are applied in a totally unexpected way. Funny ways is very disarming and parts of Nothing at all are just as lovable: well-arranged and adventurous. Several negative points show up too. The tedious drumsolo on again Nothing at all (thanks a lot Mr.Wyatt!) and the bleak block-singing in the rocking parts. A nice and promising album nonetheless, which is a thing easily remarked in retrospect. Ugly but very impressive looms the giant on the cover. Folded-out he holds the band as small mannikins in his huge hands. Quite an image, including some sneaky elementals that creep into and out of his beard. The lettering is the typical english variation of fractals and is in complete discord with the content of the music, apart maybe from the backwards spelledAlucard. The lyrics are inside, unfortunately also printed in fractals, as well as a repetition of the drawing of the band.
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